Okay I didn't buy the gar. They looked like 2 1/2" bobby pins. Guys at the shop said the Florida Gar were bred in Malaysia and that they had no idea if they were real or not. I'm sure I can find some large ones online for nearly free. At this point I want big knife fish, gar, arowana, SA cichlids, maybe frontosa, an 8 fish school of bala sharks and a colony of caraelus (which I've started) in a big rock pile that would likely survive because the tank is big and the little fish are smart lol. I'll start posting pix as I acquire these things.